Vacuum-cleaner-handle mounting



Dec. 16, 1930.' E MRQSS 1,785,043 J VACUUM CLEANER HANDLE MOUNTING FiledvOct. 31, 1928 LTI/T29 L55 Patented Deo. 16, Y1930 i f11m-'PEDsrairas;. PATENT OFFICE y EDWARD MROSS, oF RACINE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNCB. To HAMILTON 4BEACH MFG. Coz, OF

RACINE, WISCONSIN, A CoRroRATION OF WISCONSIN Application med october 31, 192s. seria1 Na'alsas.

This invention relates to handle mount-Y ings, and more particularly to means for mounting a handle on the body of a vacuum Cleaner.

The main object of the invention is to provide an inexpensive and eflicient means for removably mounting a handle upon a vacuum cleaner in such manner that the handle may be moved freely when in use and may be held in a stationary vertical or horizontal position when desired.

Another object is to provide a mounting` which will cooperate with the handle to permit the cleaner to be bodily lifted, by means of the handle, to a raised position, as may be required when cleaning Stair carpets.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a vacuum Cleaner embodying my invention, the handle and dust bag being broken away.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Figure 1, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Figure 3 iS a perspective View of the bracket comprising part of the handle mounting.

The following is a general description of the vacuum cleaner to which my invention has been applied. The body of the cleaner comprises a motor housingl, substantially round, in transverse, vertical cross Section, partially closed at its rear end 16, and provided with an outwardly extending flange 17 at its forward end. Ventilating Openings in c the housing are indicated at 15.- Gonnecte'd tosaid flange 17 by screws 18 is a fan casing 19, so arranged that the fan (not shown) will be in axial alignment with the motor shaft. A suction nozzle 20, terminating in a suction mouth 21, is preferably integral with and extends forwardly and downwardly from the fan casing 19. The front wall 22 of the nozzle 20 has an opening therethrough which is substantially in alignment with the axis of the fan, and said Y communication establishedbetween the .aux- Viliary tool vand Said fan chamber. Not being apart ofthis invention, this auxiliary tool connection to the fan casing need not be described in detaih.,l y. ,Y

Thebody ofthe cleaner is supported at the rear upon a roller 24 and near the forward end by afpair of rotatably mounted wheels 25. A Stationary brush V26.` removably mounted externally of the nozzle `2O bymeans of a bracket 27; A handle 28, having bifurcated ends orspringarms 29 adapted to engage theY sides `of thefmotor housing 15, is

removablyand pivotallymounted` on pins T30 which extend outwardly from the sides of the Said casing 15. The electric current Wire 31 connects the motor with a source of power through anextension cord `usually carried on the. handle 28. The` fanv casing 19 has the usual. tubular extension 32, to which. a. dust bag ,33 is removably secured. v

Referringrnow more particularly tothe features ofj-construction sought to be pro* tected hereby, it will be noted that the handle 28, ,when notbeing manipulated by. the 'operator, may be maintained in` stationaryvertical or horizontal `positionby a bracket indicated as a whole at 311. The dotted lines on Figure 1 indicate these positions. I Y i VThisbracket 34 comprises aL plate 35, apertured at 36 to lit over one ofthe pins 30 on the motor housing 15.`` `The plate willV be substantially, vertically `disposed and will contact withone side of the housing 15. An angularly extending portion 3 7, integral with the plate 35, is `adapted to lit against the flange 17 `of the casing 15, and is'conne'cte'd thereto by the screw 38. The bracket 34 is first secured to the housing, as stated, and then the spring arms 29 of the handle 28 are slightly spread apart and snapped into position upon the pins 30, where the tension of the metal will hold one arm against the'casing 15 and the other arm 29 against the bracket 34.

At the lower margin of the plate 35, between the aperture 36 and that side margin toward the rear, is a horizontally disposed, outwardly extending ear 39 upon which the arm 29 rests when the handle 28 is allowed to drop to horizontal position. This ear 39 acts as a stop to prevent the arm from dropping below horizontal position, and is particularly useful when it is desired to lift the cleaner as a whole by means of the handle to each other, one of said plate members being secured to the fan casing and the other being apertured and located adjacent the motor casing, one of the pins on the motor casing extending through the apertured plate member, a handle having spaced apart arms pivotally mounted on said pins, and means on the bracket for limiting the movement of the handle arms.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as myl, sole invention, I aflix my signature, this 22d day of October, 1928.

EDWARD MROSS.

a raised surface, as is required when cleaning stair carpets.

The upper portion of the plate 35, toward its forward side margin, is provided with a spring clip 40, preferably integral with the plate 35, for the purpose of engaging the arm 29 of the handle between said clip 40 and the outer surface of the plate 35 when it is desired to maintain the handle 28 in a vertical position.

rI`he construction described provides a simr ple, inexpensive and efcient means of maintaining the handle 28 in a stationary vertical position where it may be conveniently grasped by the operator when resuming the use of the machine, as well as a convenient means for holding the handle in stationary horizontal position, and for cooperating with the handle when the handle is used as a lever for lifting the cleaner to a raised surface.

Obviously, changes in details of construction may be made Without departing from the scope of my invention, and I do not intend to be limited to the precise form shown and described, except as pointed out in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

l. A vacuum cleaner having a horizontally disposed pin extending outwardly from each side of the cleaner body, a bracket secured to said body adjacent one of said pins, said bracket consisting of a substantially flat apertured plate member having an outwardly eX- tending, horizontally disposed ear on its lower margin, rearwardly of the aperture in the plate, said pin extending through the aperture of the plate, and a handle having bifurcated arms apertured at their lower ends and pivotally mounted on said pins on the cleaner body in engagement with the outer surface of the bracket.

2. In a vacuum cleaner having a motor casing, a fan casing located forwardly of the motor casing, and a pin extending horizontally outwardly from each side of the motor casing, a bracket consisting of two integral plate members angularly disposed relative to lUll lli.) 

